Samuel De Champlain - Port Royal

As you now know, Samuel de Champlain was a soldier and a navigator. He was very interested in the Americas and believed Canada could be profitable for the French. With the support of the King of France and the help of Sieur de Monts, he tried to set up French colonies. If he could this, he was allowed to have a monopoly on the fur trade.

1. Why would Samuel de Champlain want to have a monopoly on the fur trade? Explain in 3-5 sentences. What does monopoly mean?

Monopoly means the sole possession. It is the control of something.People always have different goals, they care and love different things. Some of them love money, love to control. Samuel seems is a this kind of person.Love money. Fur trade can let he get money very easy.Once he got the monopoly on the fur trade, he can become rich during a night.If think about him in a divine way, there is another reason that he may want to have a monopoly on the fur trade. That is ,as we all know, fair trade is very important, but it is also very hard to follow. Samuel may want to control it, and make it fair. Let the trade be good for everyone. We do need rules, and Samuel want to give.

2. Why would the King want to set up French colonies in Canada? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

As a Chinese , i want china to develop, to be strong, to have the control.To go and ask , every person will has the basically same idea for their country, because everyone wants be respect,they want to be power.That is just the human nature.As a king of the country, that is the same thought, the only different is maybe he want more.To ask,what is a king's favourite thing?Absolutely, the power.To be a powerful king, to control is their dreams.What can make their dreams to come true? More lands, more goods, and more people.Lucky, colonies can give them all those things.To set up french colonies in Canada is very helpful for the king of french.He can get many treasures, especially if he can have the control of trade.Native people will listen to him, also his domain will be increased.

Champlain first attempted to create a small trading post called "Port Royal" in what is now Nova Scotia. It was not a great success because there was no business and the settlement was abandoned by 1607.3. Can you find two pictures of Port Royal, Nova Scotia today on the Internet? What does it look like? Explain each picture in 5-8 sentences what you see.When the settlement was abandoned in 1607, some settlers were permitted to stay if they agreed not to work on the fur trade. They became highly skilled farmers and would form the colony of Acadia (as we have learned before).

Following the road that made by stones, welcome to the trade world!Dressing green , grass.Time by time, when they can applaud for the real success business?The white sky, without any emotion, is that the rules of trade?Wood house, sleeping for a millions of years. When is the time to wake up? History, be hypnotized.

Warm light, wood table, stone wall. Waiting for whom coming?Talking about the trade, or the farm?Cold silverware, wearing dust. Telling the story about the history.Dark business, bright agriculture. There must be something we can do successfully .

Bonus1. Find 2 pictures of Nova Scotia you like. Explain why you like each of these pictures in 3-5 sentences.

This a early spring or fall?...Whatever, they all can not hide its beauty.The wind, kissing the green tree. The Sunshine, giving the golden clothes to shy grass.The cloud ,running into the clean sky .The sea, stretching to the horizon that far away.Living in that grey house, anything that need to pay are all worth.

White Lighthouse just slaked. blue sky smiling to welcome the sunrise.Full of hope.OR . The light will be shown. blue sea crowing to the endless night.Still beautiful.Nova Scotia...seems that it is a place can let people relax to enjoy the peaceful, to date the real nature.